HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 85-38 ORDINANCE N0. E 85-38 ,
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS,
ORDINANCE N0. 84-15, PASSED AND APPROVED NOVEMBER 19,
1984, AND BEING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY, BY
ADDING TO PARAGRAPH 14 OF SUBSECTION K OF SECTION 8
THEREOF A NEW SUBPARAGRAPH C; PROVIDING THAT ON-PREMISE
PORTABLE SIGNS NOT EXCEEDING 32 SQUARE FEET IN SIGN
AREA MAY BE USED IN NON-RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS BETWEEN
DECEMBER 3, 1985 AND DECEMBER 31, 1985 ; PROVIDING OTHER
MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; PROVIDING FOR SEVEK-
ABILITY; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
' $1,000 FOR EACH DAY OF VIOLATION HEREOF; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
STATE OF TEXAS :
Section l. City of Friendswood, Texas , Ordinance No. 84-15,
passed and approved the 14th day of November, 1984, and being
the Zoning Ordinance of the City, is hereby amended by adding
to Paragaph 14 of Subsection K of Section 8 the following sub-
paragaph c :
"c. Holida Use - Notwithstanding any other provision
of t is Or �nance to the contrary, portable signs may
be erected and used between December 3, 1985 and
December 31, 1985, under the following terms and con-
ditions :
1) No off-premise portable signs shall be permitted;
2) Not more than one (1) portable sign shall be per-
mitted for each business establishment ;
3) No portable sign shall be erected in a residen-
tially zoned district ;
4) No portable sign shall exceed 32 square feet in
sign area;
5) Portable signs erected in integrated business
developments shall be limited to not more than
one (1) portable sign for every two businesses or
fraction thereof;
6) Each business in an integrated business develop-
ment shall be limited to the use of only one (1)
side or face of such portable sign;
7) Any portable sign erected and used hereby which
has only one (1) sign face or side in use must
have a non-commercial seasonal message on the
vacant side ;
8) A permit shall be obtained prior to the installa-
tion of any such portable sign;
9) Any portable sign erected hereby shall be removed
by midnight, December 31, 1985;
10) Such portable sign shall otherwise comply with all
provisions of this Ordinance."
Section 2. In the event any section, paragraph, subdivi-
sion, clause, phrase, provision, sentence, or part of this
Ordinance or the application of the same to any person or cir-
cumstance shall for any reason be adjudged invalid or held
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall
not affect, impair, or invalidate this Ordinance as a whole or
any part or provision hereof other than the part declared to be
invalid or unconstitutional ; and the City Council of the City
of Friendswood, Texas , declares that it would have passed each
and every part of the same notwithstanding the omission of any
such part thus declared to be invalid or unconstitutional, or
whether there be one or more parts .
Section 3. Any person who shall violate any provision of
this Ordinance shall be deemed �uilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction, shall be fined in an amount not to exceed $1,000.00.
Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Section 4. Emergency. The City Council of the City of
Friendswood hereby declares that an emergency exists which
requires consideration and adoption of this Ordinance for the
reason that failure to allow the advertising provided hereby
will irreparably harm the financial viability of the businesses
of the City.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 2� day of DECEMBER ,
1985.
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Mayor
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City Secretary
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